Local high school football notes: Miami Springs handed Barbara Goleman its first loss of the season last week, a 28-0, blowout in a key district game.The Golden Hawks (2-1) scored two touchdowns in the first quarter, scored one touchdown in the second and put the game way out of reach by crossing the end zone early in the fourth quarter.Goleman (2-1) played Reagan (1-2) on Monday, October 2, a make up game from Hurricane Irma (results not...

Mater Lakes Academy began a Health Services Academy five years ago, with two Health Services classes. The students enrolled in the class would become CPR and First Response trained, under the direction of firefighters Christopher Wydra, Hialeah Fire Department, and Nicolas Wydra and Ron Piel, Miramar Fire Department.Over the years the program grew from two classes to seven the following year, and enrollment continues to grow and has now...

Andy Elisburg, senior vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Miami Heat, will be inducted into St. Thomas University Bobcat Sports Hall of Fame.The honor will be bestowed upon Elisburg at 6 p.m., Sunday, November 5, during the college’s popular Stone Crab Dinner at the Fernandez Family Center for Leadership and Wellness.Elisburg, who served as a student manager for the Bobcat men’s basketball team,...

Mater Academy’s cross country teams competed in the Spanish River Invitational in Boca Raton, where Valeries Lastra, in her first race since she suffered a foot injury in the spring, finished in first place, while Jinah Mickens-Malik placed third. Maryury Rodriguez came in 8th place, as the Lions team placed third overall in the competition.

Hialeah Miami Lakes High School teacher David Ruiz encouraged his television production class to record their Hurricane Irma experiences, editing the footage using their cell phones while enabling them to continue learning outside of the classroom. A lot of students’ were without power for days as the Category 4 storm ruined their properties, uprooted large trees and debris in their neighborhoods. Some students evacuated their homes...